rot vs rubbish

rot

noun
  • Verbal nonsense. 

  • Any of several diseases in which breakdown of tissue occurs. 

  • The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction. 

  • Decaying matter. 

verb
  • To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret. 

  • To spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place). 

  • To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria. 

  • To decline in function or utility. 

  • To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt. 

  • To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes. 

rubbish

noun
  • Nonsense. 

  • Refuse, waste, garbage, junk, trash. 

  • An item, or items, of low quality. 

adj
  • Exceedingly bad; awful. 

intj
  • Used to express that what was recently said is nonsense or untrue; balderdash!, nonsense! 

  • Used to express that something is exceedingly bad, awful, or terrible. 

verb
  • To criticize, to denigrate, to denounce, to disparage. 

  • To litter. 

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